Left: A Google Earth view of a Syrian scientific facility in Jamraya, near Damascus, before it was allegedly struck by Israeli warplanes in late January 2015 (photo credit: image capture from Google Earth) Syria has a long history of deception and … [Read more...] about A Syrian Nuclear Snapshot*
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President Putin Visits Egypt*
Left: Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) attend a welcoming ceremony upon Putin's arrival in Cairo, Feb. 10, 2015. (photo by REUTERS/Mikhail Klimentyev/RIA Novosti/Kremlin) On February 9-10, 2015, … [Read more...] about President Putin Visits Egypt*
Weekly Briefing – February 16-20, 2015
"If Only Germany Had Solved Its Unemployment Problem in 1933, Germans Wouldn’t Have Become Nazis...Er, Maybe not." - David P. Goldman (Sprengler) Denmark’s Compromised “Values” - Rachel Ehrenfeld - The Danes should have known better, but they … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – February 16-20, 2015
Drones in the U.S. National Airspace System*
Earlier this week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed rules on drones (unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). For example, the proposed rule would require that an operator maintain visual line of sight of a small UAS. Or, whether the rules … [Read more...] about Drones in the U.S. National Airspace System*
Denmark’s Questionable “Values”
Soon after the jihadist attacks in Copenhagen, Danish Prime Minister, Thorning-Schmidt declared, “this is not a conflict between Islam and the West…this is a conflict between the core values of our society and violent extremists.” To this, a … [Read more...] about Denmark’s Questionable “Values”
Beware of Innocent-Sounding NGOs!
Ostensibly benign, independent NGOs are effective propaganda tools for those with the means - such as Qatar,Russia...and George Soros. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are becoming ever more significant on the international scene. Non-profit … [Read more...] about Beware of Innocent-Sounding NGOs!
“Shukan Shincho” Interviews Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld
The article (left), about ISIS's financial resources was published for the Japanese weekly magazine "Shukan Shincho". It includes an interview of the ACD Director, Rachel Ehrenfeld. … [Read more...] about “Shukan Shincho” Interviews Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld
The Invisible Hand Behind The Coup in Yemen*
Left: Sa'dah, Yemen Credit: Bernard Gagnon Over the last three years, media pundits accurately described Yemen as perched on the brink of chaos. No more. Now it has fallen off the cliff. The key question is how this happened. The short answer is … [Read more...] about The Invisible Hand Behind The Coup in Yemen*
Why a Possible Demise of Pax Americana?
It was a cold, rainy and miserable day--either late 1951 or early 52. I was unemployed but had taken part-time work to help do a piece of market research for a friend’s firm. With my little clipboard, I was importuning what we thought would be an … [Read more...] about Why a Possible Demise of Pax Americana?
Weekly Briefing, February 8-13, 2015
Deterring ISIL is Not Enough - Rachel Ehrenfeld - "Muslims need to change the religious discourse and remove from it things that have led to violence and extremism.”... President Obama’s requested Congressional authorization to indefinitely use U.S. … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing, February 8-13, 2015